More than 240 million people in South Asia live a precarious existence, shunned by much of society because of their ranks as untouchables or Dalits at the bottom of a rigid caste system.

The Supreme Court has urged the Centre to consider changing the nomenclature for scheduled caste certificates to eliminate terms that are now deemed offensive. The bench acknowledged that while it is ...

The formation of identity among oppressed and marginalized communities in North India has largely been driven by the ...

He asserted that the survey conducted by the Congress government was the only genuine attempt to document caste demographics ... Similarly, the Scheduled Tribes (ST) population percentage ...

As key findings of 2014 and 2024 exercises vary, politicians and intellectuals from Backward Classes community are questioning their respective methodologies, execution and accuracy.

Bombay has decided to discontinue the practice of collecting and sharing students' caste-related information with Public ...

High Court of Karnataka confirms DCVC's authority to verify caste certificates, overriding Central government circulars, ...